The infrared spectrum of matrix isolated aminoacetonitrile, a precursor to the amino acid glycine

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-43

  Bernstein, Max P ^a,b   Bauschlicher Jr , Charles W ^b   Sandford, Scott A ^b  

^a SETI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Glycine; IR spectroscopy; Meteorite; Nitrile

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMINO ACIDS; ASTRONOMY; INFRARED SPECTROGRAPHS; METEORITES;

STRECKER SYNTHESIS;

ACETONITRILE;

AMINO ACID; EXOBIOLOGY; FORMATION MECHANISM; METEORITE; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 1842556354     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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